10272022 October 27 2022

Aghoststory

ByAvryPoulin

There I was, at the park, enjoying some ice cream. Vanilla with caramel drizzle and a cherryontop.Ilookedovertoseeawomanwitha microphone and a man with a camera approaching me. “Hey! How do you feel about therumors?”

“W--Whatrumors?”Ireplied.

“Theghostrumors!”

“I don't know. I haven't heard any rumors.” I didn't know what she was talking about.The reporter then told me that there have beenreportsofghostsspottedaroundtown.

IwassoscaredthatIracedhomeshaking.

TheHouse

ByOpheliaLortie

Onceuponatime,Iwasvisiting atown called Linberg. At school I had heard rumors about a haunted house at the end of Cogsmere Road.Idecidedtohavealookformyself.Infact, there was a house. Some of the windows were broken and the wood looked rotten. It was two stories, had a small porch with a roof and a few stepstothedoor.Itlookedlikesomeplacebats, racoons, mice, or rats would want to live. I didn't think it was really haunted, so I walked up the steps toward the door.

I turned the doorknob, and with a loud creak, the door

IdecideditmustnothavebeenrealsoItriedtotry to relax and ran a bath and made a cup of tea. I turnedonsomemusicandtriednottothinkabout whatthereporterhadsaid,butallIcoulddowas think about it. I wanted to get it off my mind so bad but I had so many questions. How are there ghosts?Ghostsdon'texist!Mymindwasracing.I woke the next day to my alarm, I had barely gotten any sleep. I did have a dream though, it started with me walking home from school. I stoppedtogetsomeicecream,asusual,butasI was paying I saw a tall shadow-like figure with long arms and glowing eyes. I grabbed my ice creamandsatdown.WhenIlookedback,itwas gone.IwokeupbeforeIsawwhathappenednext.

I got ready for school, grabbed my bologna sandwichandtosseditinmybag.Onmyway,I sawBella,mybestfriend.“HiKatie!”

opened.Insidewasanoldredcarpetandaliving roomwithatableinthecenter.Thereweresome stairstogettothesecondstory.Therewasalsoa broken door across the room that led to an old kitchen. I walked onto the red carpet. I looked around for any nails sticking up out of the floor because I didn't feel like stepping on one.There weren't any, so I walked toward the dresser that was in the living room. Some of the drawers creakedasIopenedthem.

IfeltasifIwasbeingwatched.

Then, with a loud bang, the door shut. It startled me, so I dropped the newspapers that I had found in the dresser. The newspapers said that no one wanted the house, so the owner decided to just leave, and the house had been abandoned.Noonecametoliveinit,soitrotted.I wonderedhowthosepapersgothere?

I decideditwasjustthewindthatmade thedoorclose,soIwalkedupthestairsthatledto thenextstoryandwentintooneofthe rooms. I

“Hi Bella”, I replied, “Where have you been? I havebeenlooking foryouallover!”I started to tell her about my dream whenInoticedshe wasn't paying attention at all. “Bella?”

She was looking past me with fear in her eyes. “G-Gghost!”sheyelled.

I looked over to see the same figure that Cont’donP.2

felt as if I was being watched again, but I told myselfthatthishousewasn'thaunted.Then,asI was walking down the hall to the other room, I heard a noise. A low, deep moaning sound. I turned around, but no one was there. I started to get worried, so I quickly went to the desk in the corner of the room and found some old papers. Someofthemwerehandwritten,butverylightly, andfaded. Cont’donP.2

Aghoststory

Cont’dfromP.1 wasinmydream.Webothrantothenearesthouse and banged on the door. Finally, an old woman opened it. I told her all about the ghosts while Bellacalledthepolice.Icouldn'tunderstand,was it really a ghost? And if so, why was it in my dreams?

The police came car by car, the more police came, the more ghosts appeared. Police were getting dragged into the bushes, some grabbedfortheirguns,allofthemscreamed!We watchedaspolicewerebeingdraggedawayuntil there were none left. Then the ghosts were gone too. Bella was crying and the old woman was comforting her. “They're gone now” I went to leave,inadaze,asIgottothedoortheoldwoman putsomethinginmyhandsandsaiditwouldkeep mesafe.Itwasawhitecrystal,Istuffeditintomy pocket,thankedherandwenthome.

Safeathome,Iputthecrystalaroundmy neck,andturnedonahotshower.Inoticedthatthe crystalwasglowing,Ilookedupinthemirror,and

TheHouse

Cont’dfromP.1

IgotupandasIturnedaround,itlooked as if there was a ghost in the doorway. It looked likeanoutlinedfloatingshape.Iwasveryscared and afraid to move. I told myself it was just my imagination and walked through the door. For a secondIwascold,freezing.IranasfastasIcould to the front door. I tried to open it, but it was locked. At first I was confused, then I remembered.Earlierthedoorslammedshut,and locked.Iwastrapped.

I heard more low, deep moaning. Suddenly, outlined floating figures started coming toward me. There must have been five figures.Somecamefromthesecondstorydown overtherailingandtowardsme.Iwasshaking.I couldn'tmakemyselfscream.Theycametoward me, very close, almost touching me. The room was cold, and I had goose bumps. I could see it now.Faces.Andthen,ifIwasn'tscaredenough, skeletons came out from the cupboards. Their holloweyesstaredatme.

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saw the ghost was behind me. “What do you want?”Iscreamed.Iturnedaroundandlookedin its eyes, they were so bright that I could hardly focus. “What do you want?” I screamed again. The words HELP ME formed on the foggy mirror. What? Why was it asking for help? I turnedbackaroundanditwasgone.

Iwenttobedbutcouldn'tsleepthatnight.Imean, howcouldIwithallthat'shappened.Iwenttomy phone to text Bella and saw that I had a missed message saying that she was coming over. What was she thinking? It was dark outside and there were ghosts roaming around. I heard rustling outside and I grabbed the closest thing I could, what'salightergoingtodo?Irandownstairsand outside. I thought I saw her, “Bella?” But Bella wasn't there, only a tall figure “Where's my friend? What did you do with Bella?” I heard screaminginthedistance.

“HELPME”itsaidandthenitchargedat me. It kept scratching at me, there was blood all over my face. I pulled out the lighter and it went up in flames! I ran to where I heard Bella's screamsbutIwastoolate,shewasalreadygone.

Icriedthewholewayhome.Iranuptothe

Then one of the ghosts asked, in a quiet voice,“Whyareyouhere,inourhouse?”ThenI heard a howling sound and werewolves jumped out of the walls and growled at me. I was too scared to speak. The ghost asked again, louder, “Why are youinourhouse?”

I found my voice and told them that people said it was haunted and I wanted to see for myself. The skeletons said, “Well, IT IS HAUNTED!”Iaskedthemwhy they haunted this house. One of thewerewolvesspoke,“Wedon't haveanywhereelsetolive.”The ghost said, "We don't want to scare people. We tried to ask someoneifwecouldliveintheir house, the person who used to live in this house, but they left, theywerescared.”

I felt less scared now. They just wanted somewhere to live. I paused, then asked, “Do you want to live in my house?” Of course, they said yes. We all ran andfloatedtomycottage.WhenI told my mom, she didn't believe me. I told them to come in, and theydid,andmymomscreamed!

I told her it was okay, and she said, after a while, “Well, they would make good Halloween decorations.” So, they lived in

bathroom and looked in the mirror and yelled “Come out!” a tall figure appeared. I turned to faceitandasked“whatdoyouwant?” Hesaid“HELPME”.

“Helpyou?How?”

“THECRYSTAL”

Ilookeddownatthenecklace,“This?This is what you want?” I was so scared, I ran away. Outside, I saw a ghost that looked like Bella. “Bella?”Theghostlungedatme“GIVE,GIVE!”

I threw the crystal into the air, and it ran for it. When it got the crystal, it looked like it swallowed it. It was glowing so bright I was almostblinded.Infactalloftheghostswerethere and they were all glowing just as bright. I had to shutmyeyesandwhenIopenedthem,theghosts were all gone.We had a funeral for Bella 7 days aftershedied.

A few months have passed now, we haven't seen or spoken of the ghosts since that night. Ihavemovedtoanewtowntostartanew life, one without ghosts. I have a good job and have adopted a dog. I hate those ghosts for what they did to Bella and I hope to never see them again!

our house, and we all lived happily ever after. EspeciallyonHalloween.

Chapleau Moments

by MichaelJ. Morris

ItneverenteredmymindthatImaynow beintheWinteryearsofmylifeuntilIreceived anemailfromafriendrecently.Sheexpressedthe thought that we are in the “Winter” of our years and may have arrived there sooner than we thought.

Itwasamostkindmessage,butitgotme thinking about the Winter years -- was I really therenow?

Gosh, it seems like just yesterday that I was cruising the sidewalks of Chapleau on my tricycle and making the trip up and over the horseshoe bridge to visit my grandparents. Lil andHarryMorris,ontheothersideoftown.That wasinthe1940s.

It doesn't seem that long ago since I started in Grade One at Chapleau Public School and enjoyed every moment of the eight years I spentthere.Mymother,MurielE.(Hunt)Morris, who many of you knew, taught at CPS for 32 yearsandwehadanarrangementthatIwouldnot botherherwith"sonstuff"ever,anditworked.

Well,maybeoneclosecall,asMomwas my teacher in Grade Six, and treated me like

TheWinterofOurYearsNotQuiteYetByLookingBacktoGoForward

everyoneelse,evenonthedayIgotthestrapfor beingpartofabigsnowballfightandhadtoenter the room while she was reading the afternoon storytotheclass.Shejustcontinuedreadingand nevermentionedtheincident.

And,itwouldhavebeenadisasterforme withtheotherkidsifMr.J.M.Shouphadletme off, particularly because I was guilty. I actually lovedsnowballfights.

InGradeFourwithAlisonMcMillan,Ted DemersandBrianDemers,Iwaspartofmyfirst drama production, a swashbuckler completes with costumes made by Mrs. Marianne Demers to raise funds for the Junior Red Cross Society. Great fun, and I thought about it every time I directedaplay.

It was only 58 years ago since I started Grade Nine at Chapleau High School in 1955, and I have fond memories to this day of the positiveinfluenceJohn'Mac'McClellan,George Lemon, two of the principals, and Dr Karl A HackstetterandhiswifeMrs.Hackstetter,hadon me. Roland Michaud and Richard Murchland were two of the best English teachers I had anywhere and contributed immensely to the "sound of story" being alive in all I have done ever since. Like every kid I had my favourite teachers,andthesehappenedtobemine.

High school days were awesome, and I mademanynewfriendswhoarrivedatthesame time from Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Separate School. The annual inspection of 1181 ChapleauHighSchoolCadetCorps,banquetand dancewerehighlightsofeveryschoolyear.

Andtovisitwithsomanyofthemagainat the CHS reunion in 2012, was a very special moment, as well as seeing students from my yearsthereasateacher.

Asanaside,likeMarioLafreniereIhadto writeoutlinesforsometeacher(s)buthissound more difficult than mine were, although Mrs. Hackstetter had us write out new French vocabulary ten times each and then pronounce themcorrectly.

Itseemsthatitwasonlyyesterdaythatmy cousins were singing 'She'll be Coming Round the Mountain' on the day our grandmother, EdytheHunt,arrivedhomefromEnglandin1944 afterservingasaRedCrossnursewiththeBritish ArmyinEnglandsince1939.Itoldthemshewas coming from Toronto and there were no mountainsontheroute.

Itwasonlyamomentagothatmymother and I got on the evening Canadian Pacific RailwaytrainforanovernightridetoTorontoto visit family and friends there, or board another train to head into the United States to visit folks there.

Itdoesn'tseemthatlongagosinceItook my first airplane ride over Pittsburgh in a Piper

Cub with Iven Nichol as the pilot, one of my father,JimMorris'bestfriendsfromRCAFdays, and his daughter Sandy as the other passenger. Thatwasabout1953,only60yearsago.

When I am out and about, I sometimes still sing 'Heart of My Heart' that our Bantam team sang over and over again in our private railway car on the way to and from Sudbury to playhockeyin1954.

I wasn't a very good hockey player but loved the game, so Don and Olive M. Card and Garth"Tee"Chambersmadeitpossibleformeto becomeareferee,evensendingmetoaschoolin North Bay. And I remember like it was only yesterday that Sunday afternoon in 1956 when Tee gave me my first referee's sweater and I worked a game with him in the Chapleau MemorialArena.

My lifelong friend Harry 'Butch' Pellow sent me an email recently recalling time we all spent at the camp my mother and grandfather builtatHealyshortlyaftertheendofWorldWar II. Sure, I recalled, and I remember learning all aboutcanoesfrommygrandfatherHarryMorris whodespisedoutboardmotors.

Andgoing"downthelake"byoneoftwo rivers to reach a bay called Mulligan's was an important part of my growing up in Chapleau years.

Ilearnedtohammeranail"helping"Bill Pellow build the first of Pellow's Cottages, and myeffortsruledputthepossibilityofanycareer asacarpenter,

My old friend Ken Schroeder enjoyed a Cont’donP.8

REPORT from OTTAWA Rapport d’Ottawa

by/par Carol Hughes Federal member of Parliament Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing

If you've purchased anything with a credit card in the past few weeks, it's possible you have noticed a small surcharge on checkout. The reason forthisisbecauseofaclassactionsettlementreached by businesses claiming certain banks, and specifically, Visa and Mastercard, conspired to set higher interchange fees (otherwise known as merchant fees) that businesses are forced to pay on each credit card transaction. The settlement also allows businesses, who were previously prevented from charging part or all the merchant fees to customers,tobeallowedtodosomovingforward.As this was a settlement, the defendants, Visa and Mastercard, as well as several major banks, did not admitanywrongdoing.

This will hurt consumers at a time when inflation is already costing people more for goods and services. Canada has among the highest credit card interchange fees in the world, averaging 1.78 percent, compared to the world average of

CreditCardMerchantFeesHurtConsumersandBusinessesWhenTheyNeedHelp

approximately 0.99 percent. Allowing credit card companiestocontinuechargingfeesthataresomuch higher than in the rest of the world will only harm business and hurt pocketbooks, all while allowing creditcardcompaniestorakeinprofit. Italsostands instarkcontrasttothefeeschargedforInteracdebit purchases, which amount to a few cents per transaction,regardlessofthesizeofthepurchase.

To be clear, small and medium-sized businesses are not to blame, as the costs of interchange fees have a serious impact on their finances. Many of these businesses will continue to absorbthosecosts,knowingitissimplypartofdoing businesswithcreditcardcompaniesandnotwanting to hurt their customers in the processes. Others, however, may have little choice but to charge those fees back to the consumer, particularly some small businesseswho'sprofitmarginsareslim.

Arecent survey conducted by the Canadian FederationofIndependentBusinessindicatedthat19 percentofallbusinessessurveyedwereplanningon charging those merchant fees to consumers, and another 26 percent are considering it if competitors or suppliers do so as well. Many businesses will informconsumersatthepointofsalethatthosefees are being charged, giving them the option to pay by debittosavesomemoney.

Credit card merchant fee rates have been high in Canada for years, and no government has tackled the issue. What can the government do to

ensure that interchange fees don't hurt small and medium-sized businesses, and consumers alike? Theycanlegislateacaponmerchantfeeschargedto businesses for transactions. Capping merchant fees at one percent would keep us in line with the world average, ensuring that it does limited harm to the bottom lines of businesses, and ensuring that the amountissmallwhenbusinessesdecidetheywantto chargethosefeestoconsumers.It'sacommonsense move that New Democrats have been calling on governments to implement for well over a decade, and neither Conservative nor Liberal governments havebeenwillingtoputhardcapsonfees.

Credit card companies aren't struggling. Theydon'tneedtonickelanddimesmallbusinesses whohavehadahardtimethelastcoupleofyears.But they have little incentive to limit those fees, particularly as businesses don't want to hamper customer options for payment.The next best option is to legislate a one percent limit that ensures a numberofpaymentoptionsforcustomersthatdon't impactasmallbusiness'bottomline.

Small and medium-sized businesses are the backboneofCanada'seconomy.Theyrepresent67.7 percent and 20.6 percent of the total private labour force, respectively. It's important that we work to ensure they can continue to do business without being nickeled and dimed by large credit card corporations.

Lesfraisimposésauxmarchandsparlessociétésémettricesdecartesdecrédit nuisentauxconsommateursetauxentreprisesalorsqu'ilsontbesoind'aide

Sivousavezpayéunachatparcartedecrédit au cours des dernières semaines, vous avez probablement remarqué l'ajout d'un petit montant à votre facture au moment de la régler. Cela est attribuableaurèglementd'unrecourscollectifobtenu pardesentreprisesaffirmantquedesbanques,etplus particulièrementVisaetMasterCard,avaientconspiré pour exiger des entreprises des frais d'interchange plus élevés (aussi appelés frais imposés aux marchands) pour chaque transaction par carte de crédit. Le règlement permet également aux entreprises,quiauparavantnepouvaientpasfacturer aux consommateurs une partie ou le total des frais imposés aux marchands, de le faire dorénavant. Puisqu'ils'agitd'unrèglement,lesdéfendeurs,Visaet MasterCard,ainsiqueplusieursgrandesbanques,ont niétoutactefautif.

Celanuiraauxconsommateursàunmoment où les gens paientdéjà plus cher pour les produitset services à cause de l'inflation. Au Canada, les frais d'interchangedescartesdecréditsontparmilesplus élevés au monde, soit 1,78 % en moyenne, comparativement à la moyenne mondiale d'environ 0,99%.Permettreauxsociétésémettricesdecartesde crédit de continuer à facturer des frais qui sont beaucoupplusélevésqu'ailleursdanslemondenefera que nuire aux entreprises et aux portefeuilles des consommateurs, tout en permettant à ces sociétés d'engranger des profits. Cela contraste aussi nettement avec les frais facturés pour les achats

effectués par débit Interac, qui s'élèvent à quelques cents par transaction, quelle que soit la taille des achats.

Soyonsclairs,cen'estpaslafautedespetites et moyennes entreprises (PME), puisque le coût des frais d'interchange ont de graves répercussions sur leurs finances. Bon nombre de ces entreprises vont continuer d'absorber ces coûts, sachant que cela fait partie de leurs activités commerciales avec les sociétés émettrices de cartes de crédit et ne voulant pasnuireàleursconsommateurs.D'autres,cependant, seronttoutprobablementforcéesdefacturercesfrais au consommateur, particulièrement certaines petites entreprisesdontlamargedeprofitestmince.

Un sondage réalisé récemment par la Fédération canadienne de l'entreprise indépendante indiquait que 19 % des entreprises sondées envisageaientdefacturerauxconsommateurslesfrais imposésauxmarchands,et 26 % envisageaientde le fairesidesconcurrentsoudesfournisseurslefaisaient également. De nombreuses entreprises aviseront les consommateurs au point de vente que ces frais leur serontfacturés,leurdonnantlapossibilitédepayerpar débitpouréconomiserdel'argent.

Au Canada, le taux des frais imposés aux marchandspourlestransactionsparcartedecréditest élevé depuis des années, et aucun gouvernement ne s'est attaqué au problème. Que peut faire le gouvernement pour veiller à ce que les frais d'interchange ne nuisent pas aux PME et aux consommateurs?Ilpeutproposerunprojetdeloipour

limiter les frais imposés aux marchands qui sont facturésauxentreprisespourlestransactions.Limiter cesfraisà1%feraitensortedenousmaintenirdansla moyenne mondiale, ce qui nuirait peu aux marges bénéficiaires des entreprises et garantirait aux consommateurs de payer un faible montant si les entreprisesdécidentdeleurfacturerdetelsfrais.C'est une mesure sensée que les néo-démocrates demandent aux gouvernements de prendre depuis plusdedixans,maisnilegouvernementconservateur nilegouvernementlibéraln'étaientprêtsàlimiterces frais.

Les sociétés émettrices de cartes de crédit viventbien.Ellesn'ontpasbesoindeponctionnerles petitesentreprisesquiontéprouvédesdifficultésces dernièresannées.Cependant,ellesvoientmall'intérêt delimitercesfrais,particulièrementsilesentreprises ne veulent pas nuire aux options de paiement des consommateurs. La deuxième option à privilégier consisteàproposerunprojetdeloifixantunelimitede 1 % qui garantit un certain nombre d'options de paiement aux consommateurs qui n'ont pas d'incidence sur la marge bénéficiaire des petites entreprises.

Nospetitesetmoyennesentreprisesjouentun rôle pivot au sein de notre économie. Elles représentent respectivement 67,7 % et 20,6 % de la main-d'œuvretotaledusecteurprivé.Ilestimportant que nous veillions à ce qu'elles puissent continuer à fairedesaffairessansêtrepresséescommeun citron parlesgrandessociétésémettricesdecartesdecrédit.

OPPCaninesTakeA'Paws'FightingCrimeToStrikeAPose

Calendar Proceeds Support Charities

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) caninesputtheirbestpawsforwardintheseventh annualOPPCanineUnitCalendar,withproceeds goingtosupportcharities.

The OPP Canine Unit has been supporting frontline and specialized policing functionstokeepOntarianssafeformorethan50 years. Handlers and their canines provide assistance with search and rescue, tracking wanted persons, detecting narcotics, and searching for firearms, explosives and physical evidence.

The calendar features 24 photos, with canines from around the province showcasing their specialty, location and role. July's canine, six-year-old Kilo from London, is seen being liftedontohishandler'sshoulderusingthecarry method - a move that allows canines to be comfortably carried over dangerous grounds. In March you will meet five-year-old Mane from Orillia,anexplosivesdetectioncaninewhouses his keen sense of smell to identify an explosive deviceunderavehicleduringatrainingexercise. Finally,preparetogetonthewaterwithAugust's model, seven-year-old Dance from Sault Ste. Marie.

Allproceedsfromthe2023 OPPCanine Unit calendar go to the OPP Youth Foundation and the TheFriends of The OPP Museum. charities thank everyone for their generosity as

last year's calendar sales raised more than $42,900 for these worthy causes. Each calendar costs $15 and can be purchased at the OPP Off DutyShoppatoppshop.on.ca.

Learn more about the OPP Canine Unit by watching the recent live chat featuring a canine trainer and canine demonstration on TwitterorFacebook.

Kilo, Mane and Dance's calendar photos areattachedtothismediarelease.

ABOUTTHECHARITIES

The OPP Youth Foundation provides funds to disadvantaged youth throughout the province of Ontario. The Friends of The OPP Museum is a volunteer-based charitable organization that supports, promotes and assists inthepreservationofthehistoryoftheOPP.For more information, visit oppyouthfoundation.ca andoppmuseumfriends.ca.

MNRFConservationOfficersneedyourhelpinidentifyingwhois responsibleforshootingandabandoningabullmoosenorthofMatheson

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry(MNRF)isaskingforthepublic'shelp with identifying the individual(s) who shot and killedabullmoosenorthofMatheson.

On October 4, 2022, Conservation Officerswerealertedtoashotandleftbullmoose near Matheson. The bull moose had been shot and abandoned a few days earlier and left by ShallowRiverRoadofftheForestryRoadnorth ofMatheson.

The ministry takes this situation very

seriously and is looking to identify those responsible.

If you have any information that will assist Conservation Officers in their investigation, please contact Conservation Officer Jordan Morrison at 705-221-3426. You canalsocalltheministryTIPSlinetollfreeat1877-847-7667 or contact your local ministry office. Or to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppersat1-800-222-TIPS.

Conservation Officers remind everyone

that by respecting seasons, sanctuaries, bag and possession limits, we all help ensure our natural resources stay healthy. To report a natural resource problem or provide information about anunsolvedcase,membersofthepubliccancall the ministry TIPS line toll free at 1-877-8477667. You can also call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS. For more information about unsolved cases, please visit ontario.ca/mnrftips

COVID-19isonceagainstrainingmedicalresources–AlgomaDistrict&Chapleau

COVID-19 outbreaks are straining medical resources in theAlgoma District and in neighbouringcommunityChapleau:

As of Tuesday, October 25, 2022, the COVID-19 outbreak at Services de santé de Chapleau Health Services (SSCHS), is still in effect.Therearecurrently19confirmedpatients orresidentsassociatedwiththeoutbreak.

Inaddition,theoutbreakisaffectingstaff and designated caregivers. It is essential that all community members follow public health guidelines for isolation and infection control, to helpcontainthespread.

All non-essential appointments are canceled for the next 10 days, and visitors are restricted.

Pleasedonotattendthehospitalfornonurgent care. Call 811 for non-urgent health care information, advice and referrals or visit Health ConnectOntarioonline.

Stafffromacrosstheorganizationareredeployed and re-focused on fighting the pandemic.Weareverygratefultoourcommunity partnersfortheirsupportduringthistime.

MOMENTS IN TIME

On Nov. 21, 1941, Tweety Bird debuted in the Warner Bros. cartoon "A Tale of Two Kitties." Originallyawild,nakedchickwithrathermalicious tendencies, the character evolved over the decades into a wide-eyed canary with a far more genialdemeanorthatincreased(andretained)his audiencepopularity.

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During the national Operation Impact campaign, which was active from October 7-10, 2022, officers were out on patrol looking for aggressive drivers, speeding, distracted driving, driversimpairedbydrugsoralcoholorthosefailing towearaseatbelt.

As a result of the campaign, OPP investigated one fatal collision. A total of 753 charges were laid in North East Region over the long weekend. Among the charges were 508 for speeding, four stunt driving charges, 12 drivers werearrestedforimpaireddriving,twopeoplewere charged with distracted driving and 11 vehicle occupantswerechargedforfailingtoproperlywear aseatbelt.

Road safety is important every da y of the year, not just during this initiative. The OPP conductsenforcementoftrafficlawsthroughoutthe yearthattargetstheseandotherroadsafetyissues. Risky driving habits, including speeding and aggressive driving, continue to play a significant roleincollisionsthathavecausedseriousinjuryor deathtothosesharingtheroad.

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ChapleauMoments

Cont’dfromP.3

Chapleau Moments I had written about Arthur Groutandthankedmeforincludingaphotofrom hisdaysworkinginSmithandChappleLtd.after schoolandduringholidays.Thatwasabout1958, andIworkedtheretoo.

I recall vividly the day my uncle, B.W. 'Bubs'Zufeltandmygrandmother,EdytheHunt, drovemefromChapleautoTimminstostartmy firstfull-timejobasadailynewspaperreporter.I just calculated and that was only 49 years ago now.

Chapleau'sownBobFifehasjustbecome thehostofCTVQuestionPeriod,andasIwriteit seems Bob was sitting in front of the teacher's desk in room 104 at CHS in 1968-1969 when I arrivedtoteachGradeNinehistory--theBritish Epic,notsolongago

Itis26yearsagonowsinceweproduced PeterColley'smarvellousplayaboutWorldWar II, 'You'll Get Used to It', in conjunction with Branch 5 of the Royal Canadian Legion to standingovationsforthecast.

OK, I admit that I took early retirement from

College of the Rockies 13 years ago and was feelingalittletiredwhenIdecidedtocallitquits after32yearsasateacher.

But I enjoyed every day I spent as a faculty member at COTR where they even encouraged me to develop and teach one of the firstcollegegraduatenewmediacommunication programs in Canada. I taught Writing for New Media (now social media) in 1994, just a few minutesagoitseems.Iwillalwaysappreciatethe supportandencouragementgivenmeByDrWm BerryCalder,thecollegepresident . I stopped riding my bicycle a few years agobecauseIstartedtobecomeconcernedabout a tumble. And I curse the city now when the sidewalks aren't plowed in the winter immediately after a snowstorm even though I was raised in a village where side streets may neverbeplowed.

Yes,Iwalkbythosenewtenniscourtson Second Street North in Cranbrook BC where I livenowandwanttogoandplayjustonesetfor old times' sake but realistically it ain't gonna happen. But I recall so well Eric Young, Greg Lucas, and Rev Frank Leigh who taught me to play on the court beside the rectory at St. John's AnglicanChurch,startinginthe1950s.

But I walk about five miles a day, and swimatleast250metresdaily--wellkinda,butI havetoadmitthatIuseanoodleforassistance-but the lifeguards at the Cranbrook Aquatic Centre now think I should spend some time withoutit.AndwhoamItoargue.Mostareabout 50yearsorsoyoungerthanme.

As I reflect on the subject of the Winter yearsthoughbylookingbacktogoforward,Ican onlysay,notquiteyet!

Robert Frost, one of my favorite poets ended his poem 'Stopping by Woods on Snowy Evening'with

Thewoodsarelovely,dark,anddeep ButIhavepromisestokeep, AndmilestogobeforeIsleep, AndmilestogobeforeIsleep.

That'smyplantoo.

Letmeleaveyouwithoneofmyfavorite sayings attributed to Etienne de Grellet (17731855),aQuakermissionary:

"Ishallpassthiswaybutonce;anygood that I can do or any kindness I can show to any human being; let me do it now. let me not defer norneglectit,forIshallnotpassthiswayagain." To me at least, that's a great way to spend the Winteryears.

Uneformationpouroutillerlesenseignants dansledomainedesmétiersspécialisés

Lejeudi27octobre,de8h30à15h30, une trentaine d'enseignants de la 7e et 8e année, de l'éducation coopérative ainsi que des conseillers en orientation oeuvrant dans des écoles du Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon se réuniront au campus du Collège Boréal à Sudburypourparticiperàlaformationintitulée« Unchoixpours'initierauxmétiersspécialisés».

Lors de cette formation, offerte conjointement par le Collège Boréal et le CSC Nouvelon, les participants seront renseignés au sujet des emplois futurs, des compétences transférables, des multiples voies postsecondaires et des programmes spécialisés au secondaire (MHS, COOP/PAJO, DRC et APE).Après une tournée guidée des ateliers du Collège Boréal, les participants vivront une activitéd'apprentissageparexpériencedansdeux métiers de leur choix, soit en électricité, charpenterie,architectureouplomberie.Animés par les professeurs de ces programmes, ces ateliers interactifs permettront aux participants deprendreconnaissancedelavaleurdesmétiers spécialisés. Par la suite, des séances d'information sur la voie de l'apprentissage et la voiecollégialecommeoptionspourunecarrière dans les métiers spécialisés seront animées par lesexpertsduCollègeBoréal.

Par le biais de cette activité conjointe le Collège Boréal et le CSC Nouvelon souhaitent informer les élèves de l'importance des métiers spécialisésetdeschoixdecarrièreainsiquedes optionsdeformationpossibleaupostsecondaire pouryaccéder.

« Le Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon est engagé à répondre au besoin du marché du travail face à cette pénurie de main d'oeuvredansplusieursmétiersspécialisés.Nous encourageons nos élèves à considérer des carrières en forte demande et les appuyons dans cettetransitionprofessionnelleparl'entremisede programmes spécialisés tels que l'éducation coopérative,leProgrammed'apprentissagepour les jeunes de l'Ontario, la Majeure haute spécialisation et les cours à Double reconnaissancedecrédits.Noustenonsàoutiller nos élèves avec les connaissances, les expériences puis les compétences transférables essentielles à les guider vers une belle carrière future. » Alain Boucher – conseiller pédagogique aux cycles intermédiaire et supérieur (volet éducation coopérative, PAJO, MHS)auConseilscolairecatholiqueNouvelon

«Ilyaunepénuriedemaind'oeuvredans presquetouslesdomaines,maissurtoutdansles métiers spécialisés. Le Collège Boréal, avec ses

partenaires scolaires et ses partenaires en industrie, vise à répondre à cette pénurie en s'assurantquelesjeunesconnaissentlavaleurde métiersspécialisésainsiquelesvoiespossiblesà ceux-ci, dont, entre autres, l'apprentissage et les programmes postsecondaires. Nous offrons des formations dans plus d'une vingtaine de métiers alorstonmétier,onl'a!» DenisBrouillette,chef –Programmesd'apprentissage,CollègeBoréal

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